Story #5 – Attack of the Killer Gnome
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I was invis=
ible
and running through the Karanas one day when I
noticed a young gnome near the gypsy camp. He was fighting a lion and thoug=
h it
looked like he would win the battle, being a fellow gnome, I decided to help
the guy out.
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I targeted =
the
lion, clicked on my mesmerize spell, then *started* to type: "I'm
mesmerizing the lion for you." I got as far as: "I'm
" when I remembered that I had replaced my mesmerize spell with=
an
Area of Effect mesmerize spell... and that I was standing next to an NPC
enchantress. Gulp.
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My movement
keys are mapped to "w a s d" so I
frantically stabbed at my keyboard, trying to MOVE and interrupt the spell.=
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I forgot th=
at I
was in typing mode.
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The gypsy
enchantress didn't like my attempt to mezz her =
so she
promptly charmed me and made me go after the gnome I had been trying to *sa=
ve*.
I watched in horror as my peace-loving character, knife flailing like a cra=
zed
sushi chef, chased the little guy down and stabbed him to death.
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I found my
victim later and apologized profusely... I even gave him a nice weapon and a
piece of armor. He was great about it, and laug=
hed
when I told him what happened.
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He said he =
didn't
know WHAT was going on. One minute he was fighting a lion, the next minute a
strange gnome appeared out of NOWHERE, announced: "I'm wwwaaaddd",
then sliced him up like Freddy Krueger.
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[sigh]
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